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senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this assurance of two amendments per side up front. the second additional option of the majority leader would be where there is a joint cloture petition. we will open it up to questions. this is consistent with senate rules 5. we do not break the rules to change the rules. we stopped a procedure which is totally consistent with senate rule 5 which says the following -- the rules of the senate shall continue from congress to congress until they are changed as provided for by these rules, which of course is a two-thirds vote. the u.s. senate has never changed the rules o
senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this...
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levin: mr. president, it would be my intent if we need additional time, unless there is something else that is needed about 9:30 or so when this time runs out to seek additional time for both -- for anyone who needs it, frankly. i don't know about both sides because this is a multifaceted debate we're going to have here tonight on this issue. so i would yield myself ten minutes and would ask to be notified when i get to ten minutes. mr. president, the feinstein amendment provides that no authorization for the use of military force may be construed to authorize the detention of u.s. citizens or lawful resident aliens who are captured inside the united states unless -- and this is a big "unless" -- an act of congress expressly authorizes such detention. as i read the amendment, it says that the military detention of u.s. citizens may be authorized in accordance with the law of war as long as this action is expressly authorized by congress. further, the amendment's requirement for express authoriza
levin: mr. president, it would be my intent if we need additional time, unless there is something else that is needed about 9:30 or so when this time runs out to seek additional time for both -- for anyone who needs it, frankly. i don't know about both sides because this is a multifaceted debate we're going to have here tonight on this issue. so i would yield myself ten minutes and would ask to be notified when i get to ten minutes. mr. president, the feinstein amendment provides that no...
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levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i apologize to the chair for a premature request for recognition. mr. president, we are now going to turn to a, an amendment of senator whitehouse which has been cleared, and we've worked to make sure that everybody understands that he's going to proceed to the amendment. and then i understand there's not going to be a need for a roll call vote on it. and also i would ask the senator from rhode island about how much time does he believe he would need on his amendment before we hopefully voice vote it. mr. whitehouse: i would say just a few minutes, two or three minutes. mr. levin: i thank the presiding officer and yield -- mr. whitehouse: but i do believe, mr. chairman, that the senator from oklahoma wishes to respond to whatever i say. mr. levin: i a
levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i apologize to the chair for a premature request for recognition. mr. president, we are now going to turn to a, an amendment of senator whitehouse which has been cleared, and we've worked to make sure that everybody understands that he's going to...
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levin. mr. levin: how much time is there on each side? the speaker pro tempore: 6 1/2 for you. 6 1/2 for mr. camp. mr. levin: i yield two minutes to mr. kind from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. kind: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member for yielding me this time. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, just to set the record straight, the amendment that was offered by mr. mcdermott at the rules committee and what our ranking member levin and us democrats in the ways and means committee supported offered an immediate expenses, a bonused appreciation for capital investment for small businesses that was fully offset. and fully paid for by eliminating the tax breaks that large oil companies are receiving today who are sitting on record profits, with record high prices and it wouldn't add a nickel to the deficit. and that's why i adamantly oppose the underlying bill before us today. it's the here-we-go-again central drom down here. how deep are -- syndrome down here. how deep are we going to create this
levin. mr. levin: how much time is there on each side? the speaker pro tempore: 6 1/2 for you. 6 1/2 for mr. camp. mr. levin: i yield two minutes to mr. kind from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. kind: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member for yielding me this time. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, just to set the record straight, the amendment that was offered by mr. mcdermott at the rules committee and what our ranking member levin and us democrats...
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levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those thgs in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative thate presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax cut. i hope that's good news. i hope we can get the rest of it. but the rest of it has being absolutely ignored. these people said they want to focus on job creation and get the economy moving again. and what's incredible about today is we have our republican colleagues advocang a course of action which if we took them seriously would wreak absolute havoc in the economy. it would destroy jobs throughout the economy. that's not just me saying it. that's republican economists, indendent economists, democrati
levin. you know, day after day, month after month we hear members of congress, republicans and democrats alike, come to the floor of this house and say we've got to do more on jobs, we've got to make sure that we get this fragile economy moving again. unfortunately, while we say those thgs in this body, we haven't yet taken up the president's jobs initiative thate presented to this congress last september. we've taken little bits and pieces here. we've had two months now on the payroll tax cut....
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. >> at the 92nd street y in new york, vanderbilt divinity school professor amy-jill levine is making the case that jews and christians alike need to pay more attention to the jewishness of jesus. and the best way to do that, she believes, is by reading the new testament from a jewish perspective. >> if i want to understand jewish history, the new testament is one of the best sources that i've got. >> levine, who is an observant jew, is co-editor of the "jewish annotated new testament," a version of the christian scripture with footnotes and commentaries written entirely by jewish scholars. >> the new testament does have extraordinarily beautiful and profound material in it. paul's hymn to love in first corinthians or the parables of the good samaritan or the prodigal son, or comments such as "god is love," which is first john. this is magnificent material and everybody ought to appreciate it. i find for myself the more i read the new testament, in fact the better jew i become. >> the "jewish annotated new testament" is one of several new projects urging jews especially to take a new
. >> at the 92nd street y in new york, vanderbilt divinity school professor amy-jill levine is making the case that jews and christians alike need to pay more attention to the jewishness of jesus. and the best way to do that, she believes, is by reading the new testament from a jewish perspective. >> if i want to understand jewish history, the new testament is one of the best sources that i've got. >> levine, who is an observant jew, is co-editor of the "jewish annotated...
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mark levin says we're seriously plucked. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >> neil: you know, who does big bird's p.r.? he is like eight-foot money-making machine. if the gdp of most of latin america and funded entirely by us and romney's comment in a debate he wants to stop public funding for pbs and by extension, big bird and his pals. it's going to trigger a rally on washington. at the white house, washington mall, they will be gathering hundreds and thousands of pbs supporters who are going to be november 3 in defense of public support and broadcasting. the troo
mark levin says we're seriously plucked. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard...
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levin. mr. levin: how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan has 2 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 3 1/4 minutes. mr. levin: do you have more than one? mr. camp: i have one more and then myself. at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. lankford: thank you, mr. speaker. there has been tremendous hyperbole in the congress today. all this energy how we're trying to raise taxes on different groups. let's clear this up. this is about keeping the rates the same for another year for all americans. really this debate is not about tax rates. the problem that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seem to identify is the problem in america is that some people in america have too much money and the solution to fix this problem is if people go down the street, find someone with a bigger
levin. mr. levin: how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan has 2 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 3 1/4 minutes. mr. levin: do you have more than one? mr. camp: i have one more and then myself. at this time i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for two minutes. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. lankford: thank...
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levin levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at 2:00 p.m. today, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the udall amendment number 2985. further, there be no second-degree amendment in order to the amendment prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i want to commend chairman levin, who has brought his usual thoughtful approach to these issues for his help specifically in two areas. i've been especially interested in. i also see my friend, senator mccain, on the floor. he and i have worked together often on these issues and other matters and i want to thank him for his wise counci counsel as . i ask unanimous consent that lieutenant colonel matt groves, a department of defense fellow assigned to my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the date on s. 3254, the national defense authorization act. the presiding officer: w
levin levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at 2:00 p.m. today, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the udall amendment number 2985. further, there be no second-degree amendment in order to the amendment prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i want...
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levin, is recognized. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: yesterday, republicans voted to put tax cuts for millionaires as their priority over giving 114 million middle-class americans certainty. today they are doubling down on that agenda. the so-called principles laid out in this bill would rig tax reform to shift the burden of taxes further onto the middle class and ship jobs overseas. the joint economic committee analysis as described here found that the average millionaire would get another $331,000 in tax cuts while middle-class families making less than $250,000 would see their taxes go up by an average of $4,500. for millionaires a tax break, $331,000. for middle-class families, taxes more at $4,500. that's the joint economic committee analysis. and why? because the only way to finance these massive tax cuts for the highest earners is to eliminate or significantly curtail provisions that support the middle class. these are not loophol
levin, is recognized. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: yesterday, republicans voted to put tax cuts for millionaires as their priority over giving 114 million middle-class americans certainty. today they are doubling down on that agenda. the so-called principles laid out in this bill would rig tax reform to shift the burden of taxes further onto the middle class and ship...
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levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: this bill is mainly a smokescreen. it is an effort to cover up the failure, indeed the refusal of republicans to act on the key issue facing our nation, jobs and economic growth. as ranking member, i sent a letter last friday to dave camp who chairs the committee with the jurisdiction over the bill before us today urging action on six major jobs bills within the committee's jurisdiction. extension of the section 48-c advanced energy manufacturing credit. extension of the production tax credit for wind power. and other vital advanced energy incentives. extension of the highly successful build america bonds program which financed more than $180 billion in infrastructure investment. exclusion of the -- extension of the 100% bonus depreciation. creation of a 10% income tax credit for small businesses that do create new jobs or increase their pay control. -- payroll. an extens
levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: this bill is mainly a smokescreen. it is an effort to cover up the failure, indeed the refusal of republicans to act on the key issue facing our nation, jobs and economic growth. as ranking member, i sent a letter last friday to dave camp who chairs the committee with the jurisdiction over the bill before us today urging action on six major jobs bills within the...
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hastings law professor levine talked to us this morning about the significance of chief roberts' role in the 5-4 decision. the conservative justice wrote the majority opinion. there are hints he doesn't like this bill. there are hints in the beginning, at the end, that if the american people want to change this they should change congress. and get something different but that is not his job. his job is to assess the constitutionality. professor levine says there will be a lot of social welfare cases that will use this decision in the future and says the almost 200 printed pages of opinions will be picked apart by legal scholars. as for what is next he says it's all about the november election now and how this case will be used by both sides to try to win voters. levine says the court has made it clear, if you don't like this health care plan the place to change it is in the voting booth, not the state's highest court. the supreme court's decision to uphold the affordable care act is having some effect on wall street. hospital shares are climbing across the board. hda holdings and comm
hastings law professor levine talked to us this morning about the significance of chief roberts' role in the 5-4 decision. the conservative justice wrote the majority opinion. there are hints he doesn't like this bill. there are hints in the beginning, at the end, that if the american people want to change this they should change congress. and get something different but that is not his job. his job is to assess the constitutionality. professor levine says there will be a lot of social welfare...
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>> all right, adam levine. all the pressure's on him. >> jay: all the pressure is on adam levine. ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] >> the crowd is on their feet. >> jay: air ball, air ball! oh! >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: it is tied up. >> tied up. all right, guys -- >> jay: once more. >> you have to shoot again. >> jay: do it again. >> oh, wow. >> jay: could the legend be about to fall? >> oh. >> oh! [ audience ohs ] >> all right, adam levine, it comes down to this. >> jay: adam levine. >> now you're just being -- [ cheers and applause ] >> the crowd waiting with bated breath. >> jay: oh! we have to do another one. another one. [ cheers ] >> magic johnson from lansing, michigan. >> jay: yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> he's making it look easy. >> jay: how does levine do in the clutch? here it is. [ cheers ] all right, here we go. levine -- >> come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: oh! the winner, magic johnson! >> magic johnson is the champion! [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: we have a gift. we have a special gift for the winner. two clippers tickets. h
>> all right, adam levine. all the pressure's on him. >> jay: all the pressure is on adam levine. ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] >> the crowd is on their feet. >> jay: air ball, air ball! oh! >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: it is tied up. >> tied up. all right, guys -- >> jay: once more. >> you have to shoot again. >> jay: do it again. >> oh, wow. >> jay: could the legend be about to fall? >>...
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levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i shall consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i hope everybody's been listening to this. what has become clear is this -- the republicans have a three-act play. first, repeal ipab. next, repeal the rest of health care reform. and finally, repeal medicare. it is so hypocritical to come forth and say that the efforts of republicans is to protect medicare when the purpose of it is to destroy it. that's what would happen if they had prevailed before. that's what would happen if they prevail today with their voucher plan. and so the third act really came forth before the first act. so they wrote out yesterday their budget plan that essentially would repeal medicare, would destroy it. . it would be a voucher and in time, the end of medicare. essential commitment to the seniors of this country and we democrats are determined to thwart every effort. now as to the first act, repeal ipab. you know, it's interesting that medicare is a majo
levin. mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i shall consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i hope everybody's been listening to this. what has become clear is this -- the republicans have a three-act play. first, repeal ipab. next, repeal the rest of health care reform. and finally, repeal medicare. it is so hypocritical to come forth and say that the efforts of republicans is to protect medicare when the purpose of it is to destroy it. that's what would happen if they...
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levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety community will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. he vip: i yield one minute@distinguished gentlelady , ms. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i would like to enter into the record letters from public employees who are wondering why they had to sacrifice $60 billion of reductions over the last decade when they didn't create the deficit, yet they're asked to pay for it. the speaker pro tempore: you want to enter into the record, without objection. ms. e
levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety community will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: i reserve. the...
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levin. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to the ranking member on trade, mr. mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s. businesses and workers to see the benefits of russia's w.t.o. obligations. will russia always honor these obligations on its own initiative? probably not. but russia's w.t.o. membership means we can at least hold them to those obligations, and we must be prepared to enforce those obligations. that is a lesson we learned the hard way over the last few years. this bill actually does that. this bill has strong anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions. it has mechanisms to help strengthen our intellectual p
levin. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to the ranking member on trade, mr. mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s....
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alexandra levine: the transmission rate for h.i.v. in the united states from mother to infant is about 25 to 30%. we can lower it to 8% risk by use of anti-h.i.v. medicines given to the mother during pregnancy, given to the mother by vein during the entire time of the delivery, and then given to the infant for the first week of life or the first month of life. progress against the disease in many other parts of the world, is not as promising. it's decimating populations in parts of central africa, in parts of southeast asia, in parts of the indian subcontinent, and it's affecting whole generations of individuals. we know, for example, that there are probably about 25 to 30 million people in the world infected with h.i.v. this year, and that that number will continue to increase quite rapidly in the next few years, especially in those parts of the world where prevention efforts and treatment are very minimal. david bennett: the impact of h.i.v./aids in africa has been incredible. to lose the young people who are really the productive s
alexandra levine: the transmission rate for h.i.v. in the united states from mother to infant is about 25 to 30%. we can lower it to 8% risk by use of anti-h.i.v. medicines given to the mother during pregnancy, given to the mother by vein during the entire time of the delivery, and then given to the infant for the first week of life or the first month of life. progress against the disease in many other parts of the world, is not as promising. it's decimating populations in parts of central...
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yourcally colleague, carl levin raised this issue in 2006, did a very good investigation that showed that the price of a barrel of oil was being raised by 20 to $25. >> explain the mechanics of how that works for people who are not trading. why is the inflation happening of the price of oil because of trading? >> it's any time you get a lot of speculation in a commodity particularly when the people speculating don't really have to put any money down. they don't have a typical requirements of markin. so they are -- margin. so they are betting with other people's money. >> other people's money. >> poor into that marketplace and you now have a phenomenon, for example, eight big investment banks doing about 30% of the trading in the oil arena, about 90% of the trading that goes on is not for legitimate users, you know. >> they are not holding any of these barrels? >> or airline needs to hedge it t it's speculative activity. we have seen it time and time again where commodities, with mortgage securities. it begins to create volume atilt. >> here you looked at causes of our financial cries
yourcally colleague, carl levin raised this issue in 2006, did a very good investigation that showed that the price of a barrel of oil was being raised by 20 to $25. >> explain the mechanics of how that works for people who are not trading. why is the inflation happening of the price of oil because of trading? >> it's any time you get a lot of speculation in a commodity particularly when the people speculating don't really have to put any money down. they don't have a typical...
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levin plew a 4-stroke lead in phoenix. levin now on the 9th hole. the ball rolls back to the cup and setting up the birdie, levin is 8 under par for the tournament. that is only one better than rory sabbatini, with an approach at 11. he made birdie en route to a 71. but levin is the guy to beat tomorrow. he stays out on the 10th hole with a chip that goes for birdie rickie fowler is 3 back and then woods. >>> this is a unique weekend at the raceway in sonoma. there is always something there for race fans, but this weekend it's about automotive history as well. just about every kind confer car that has ever raced is in some form represented at the sonoma historic motorsports festival. what is also being recognized this year is a three-year period in which a road race was held right in the middle of san francisco's golden gate park. >> there is a road-course 3.1- miles and they called it a european style road-course. they found a racecourse inside golden gate park around the polo fields and held races there for three years. they had 50,000 people to 1
levin plew a 4-stroke lead in phoenix. levin now on the 9th hole. the ball rolls back to the cup and setting up the birdie, levin is 8 under par for the tournament. that is only one better than rory sabbatini, with an approach at 11. he made birdie en route to a 71. but levin is the guy to beat tomorrow. he stays out on the 10th hole with a chip that goes for birdie rickie fowler is 3 back and then woods. >>> this is a unique weekend at the raceway in sonoma. there is always something...
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levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and exceptions? is it the middle-class taxpayers, or is it a different class of people? >> let me mention -- sometimes the word loophole was misapplied. the essentially, you talked about the principle -- to get down, to have two brackets would reduce the revenues dramatically. in order to achieve that, you would have to diminished and probably eliminate -- >> let me make sure i understand. the principal chairman camp has laid out -- the only proposals that he his -- he is entertaining our proposals that bring in
levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and...
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toy levin. -- toby levine. >> i am the central co-chair of the waterfront group. i absolutely agree with alice and curran for what they have said, but i also want to that, in terms of pier 70, as you all know, it is an incredibly complex project that requires a great draft of know-how and information, finesse, all kinds of things. i would hope, if in fact this does transpire, that the mayor's office of economic and workforce development really plan on gearing up. that means they will have to hire new people in order to undertake all this work. i just hope they have been informed -- especially pier 70 -- about the complexity of the project, if in fact they are able to bring together resources that are needed to complete the project. i hope some caution will also be delivered to the mayor's office. thank you. >> thank you. ernstein weiss. >> good afternoon, everyone. i wholeheartedly approved of the warriors coming here and the giants. as you know, i supported them from the get go. that is where your money is. it is not on this little part of washington that you are
toy levin. -- toby levine. >> i am the central co-chair of the waterfront group. i absolutely agree with alice and curran for what they have said, but i also want to that, in terms of pier 70, as you all know, it is an incredibly complex project that requires a great draft of know-how and information, finesse, all kinds of things. i would hope, if in fact this does transpire, that the mayor's office of economic and workforce development really plan on gearing up. that means they will have...
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levin. mr. levin: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: i kneeled one minute to the distinguished gentleman from mississippi, mr. nunnelee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for one minute. mr. nunnelee: i thank the gentleman for yielding. everything they told us when they passed this law has turned out not to be true. if you like your old health plan, you can keep it. this isn't a tax hike. prices will go down $2,500 a year. it won't affect religious freedom. the list goes on. i was disappointed in the supreme court ruling, but i did note the supreme court said it was not their job to say whether this is a good or bad law. well, the american people can answer that question. obamacare is bad for health care. obamacare is bad for seniors. obamacare is bad for hardworking americans. obamacare is bad for job creators. and obamacare is bad for freedom, and that's why it must be repealed. the speaker pro tempore:
levin. mr. levin: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: i kneeled one minute to the distinguished gentleman from mississippi, mr. nunnelee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for one minute. mr. nunnelee: i thank the gentleman for yielding. everything they told us when they passed this law has turned out not to be true. if you like your old health plan, you can keep it. this isn't a tax...
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levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety counity will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. he vip: i yield one minute@distinguished gentlelady , ms. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i would like to enter into the record letters from public employees who are wondering why they had to sacrifice $60 billion of reductions over the last decade when they didn't create the deficit, yet they're asked to pay for it. the speaker pro tempore: you want to enter into the record, without objection. ms. edwar
levin: 15 seconds. ms. eshoo: the public safety counity will have the tools to finally build out a critical nationwide interoperable broadband network and the inclusion of provisions to promote and fund next generation 9-1-1 bye will enable the delivery of voice text, photos, videos and other data to 9-1-1 call centers. i thank my colleagues and i urge them to support the legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. levin: i reserve -- mr. hoyer: reserve. the speaker...
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i'm going to start with you senator levin. does this $2 billion and maybe bigger loss by j.p. morgan point to the need for more government regulation? >> you've already adopted the law. it's called dodd frank. we have language in there. i actually drafted withson another senator. it's very clear in that law that while you're alloy allowed to hedge, you are not allowed to gamble. the difference between them is that the hedging we specifically allow that banks are permitted to engage in has got to reduce the risk. it's explicit in the law. and what this bank did in this case by their own data is not reduce the risk. they were dramatically increasing the risk by their own data. that is not permitted by our law. we hope that the regulators, when they're writing out the regulations to implement the law, will read our law because we think it's mighty clear. >> woodruff: senator corker, what about that? i mean, j.p. morgan is considered one of the best-run investment banks in the country. the fact that they made an error of this size, does that point to the need for regulation? >> we
i'm going to start with you senator levin. does this $2 billion and maybe bigger loss by j.p. morgan point to the need for more government regulation? >> you've already adopted the law. it's called dodd frank. we have language in there. i actually drafted withson another senator. it's very clear in that law that while you're alloy allowed to hedge, you are not allowed to gamble. the difference between them is that the hedging we specifically allow that banks are permitted to engage in has...
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senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. [ female announcer ] removing facial hair can be irritating. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. and as gentle as a feather. it's showtime for savings. excuse me, sir, how much are you charging for your popcorn? $4.00. $4.00. i'm just going to let the people have a choice. $1.00 for popcorn. come and get it. guess we'll make it two. you got it. progressive showed me my options, i'm showing you yours. $1.00, fresh popcor
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senator carl levin, thank you as well. coming up here, we'll have more reaction to jamie dimon's comments as we go through the hour. and an overview of the fall campaign. joining me for that, the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus. >>> coming up a little bit later on, a special roundtable on the politics of same-sex marriage, after president obama's personal support on the issue this week. has anything really changed? it's all coming up. if you made a list of countries...
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if they were wrong, others can be wrong too. >> final point, senator levin. what assurance can you give the american people that, if regulators get everything they want, if there is the volcker rule that changes the way these kinds of bets that can be made, that this could have been prevented? >> it would be prevented because these are the kinds of bets that put us into the soup to begin with. if we can prevent these kinds of bets being made, we can avoid ever again bailing out banks. we bailed out this bank. tens of billions of dollars went to this bank before, and we don't want it to happen again. that's why we want regulators to be strong. we can't allow wall street to undermine this regulation that must be written to carry out the specific language in the volcker rule. >> they pointed out they didn't need that bailout money. they took it over their opposition to it. but your point is, if another bailout has to occur, the stakes are enormous for the economy. >> for the economy and the taxpayers, by the way. who paid the price of this recession? it's the ta
if they were wrong, others can be wrong too. >> final point, senator levin. what assurance can you give the american people that, if regulators get everything they want, if there is the volcker rule that changes the way these kinds of bets that can be made, that this could have been prevented? >> it would be prevented because these are the kinds of bets that put us into the soup to begin with. if we can prevent these kinds of bets being made, we can avoid ever again bailing out...
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here's carl levin. >> we don't ever want to bail out banks again. we never should have to bail out banks again. but if they get away with this kind of bet, then we're going to be right back in the soup again. we're going to end up either facing economic disaster, a depression or having to bail out banks again. we don't want to be put in that position. >> so, sue, this is engaging all parts of the governmental system. you're going to see a debate in washington on capitol hill among the regulators and also in the middle of this presidential campaign. >> oh, i'm sure we will, john, thank you very much. now, fresh off of those comments from senator levin, let's get the other side of this debate. robert albertson joins us, chief strategist at sandler o kneel. a lot of people think the volcker rule would have prevented this particular situation with jpmorgan. you disagree. >> the political spin has become uncanny. this is precisely something the volcker rule would not impact. they are hedging a securities portfolio for risk, approximately $400 million. th
here's carl levin. >> we don't ever want to bail out banks again. we never should have to bail out banks again. but if they get away with this kind of bet, then we're going to be right back in the soup again. we're going to end up either facing economic disaster, a depression or having to bail out banks again. we don't want to be put in that position. >> so, sue, this is engaging all parts of the governmental system. you're going to see a debate in washington on capitol hill among...